Task forces seize synthetic marijuana from Windham businesses

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Dec 8, 2012 at 12:01 AMDec 8, 2012 at 8:04 AM

A multi-agency police task force raided four businesses – three in Brooklyn and one in Putnam – Thursday evening, confiscating 157 bags of synthetic marijuana with a street value of approximately $4,000.

DON BOND

A multi-agency police task force raided four businesses – three in Brooklyn and one in Putnam – Thursday evening, confiscating 157 bags of synthetic marijuana with a street value of approximately $4,000.

No arrests were made during the coordinated raids, although police said the investigation is continuing and arrests are expected to be made in the near future.

In addition to the synthetic marijuana, police seized about $4,000 in cash in the raids.

Teams of troopers from the Troop D Quality of Life Task Force, the Statewide Narcotics Task Force (Eastern Office), the Putnam Police Department, the Brooklyn Resident Trooper’s Office, the Department of Homeland Security and the state Department of Consumer Protection raided the businesses at about 5:45 p.m.

Sgt. Heath Ericson, supervisor of the Quality of Life Task Force, said the raids followed a two-month investigation by members of the Quality of Life Task Force and the Statewide Narcotics Task Force. The probe began after numerous parents called Troop D and Putnam police to complain their teenage children were becoming ill after purchasing synthetic marijuana or ”bath salts” from various convenience stores in Brooklyn and Putnam, Ericson said.

He said state and Putnam police are committed to combating drug activity, and urged anyone with information regarding the illegal sale of narcotics or synthetic marijuana call the Troop D Anonymous Tips Hotline at (860) 779-4950.